Correcting the Sex designation on Your Birth Certificate

Following the recent passage of HB2 in North Carolina, we are posting these instructions. They are especially important for people who live in North Carolina and who want to correct the sex designation on their North Carolina birth certificates. If you live in North Carolina but have a birth certificate from another state, please contact us. We can provide information to you about correcting the sex designation on any state's birth certificate.

To change the sex designation on a North Carolina birth certificate you will need:

A notarized statement by your physician certifying that you have undergone sex reassignment surgery;

A written request using the Request to Amend a Record form asking that the gender be changed on the basis that you’ve undergone sex reassignment surgery. Make sure to include your contact information on your request; and

A $24 search fee and $15 fee for a certified copy of the certificate. If you’d like the process expedited, there is an additional fee of $15 and you should write “expedite” on the envelope and “expedited fee enclosed” on the form.